Higginsville in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lafayette County's First Railroad

Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 27, 2019

1. Lafayette County's First Railroad Marker

As viewed looking north.

Inscription. In March 1872 Harvey Higgins deeded this two block strip of land to the Lexington and St. Louis Railroad stipulating that a depot be built here. The railroad was the first in the county and its depot was the nucleus of Higginsville. In 1880 the railroad became the Missouri Pacific. It spurred the growth of this area and all of Lafayette County. The railroad tracks and the depot were razed in the 1980's. A quitclaim deed was granted to the Society in 1991 so that the site could be marked as historic.

Erected by Lafayette County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 39° 4.789′ N, 93° 42.934′ W. Marker is in Higginsville, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It is at the intersection of Shelby and East 15th Street on Shelby. The marker is 53'south of East 15th Street on the east side of Shelby. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Shelby, Higginsville MO 64037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coal Car (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Soldiers' Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Missouri's Confederate Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); Confederate Home Chapel Restoration

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Confederate Memorial State Historic Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Confederate States of America - Battle Flags (approx. 1½ miles away); Confederate States of America - National Flags (approx. 1½ miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Higginsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Memorial Park (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Their Waning Years (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Cottage Row [and] The Confederate Home Chapel (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed); The Confederate Home of Missouri (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 27, 2019

2. Lafayette County's First Railroad Marker

As viewed looking south.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.